As the traditional trout opener approaches, southeast Minnesota streams are in great shape, insects have been hatching, and trout are being caught. Streams are generally running clear and normal with some upward bumps in levels this past week due to rain. Blue-winged olives have been hatching and we’re into the time of year when you […]

With temperatures in the mid-fifties the snow is almost gone in this third week of February. Stream flows are up with snowmelt; the South Branch of the Root River at Carimona is flowing at about 250 cfs while  downstream at Lanesboro, flows are over 700 cfs.  Stream temperatures at Preston are 45° and cloudy, but the fish […]

CHANGE IN SCHEDULE FOR 2017 WATER QUALITY CLINIC We regret that we are unable to conduct on-site water quality testing at the National Trout Center in Preston on February 11, 2017,  as we had previously planned. This workshop will be re-scheduled for Saturday, February 25. People who have already collected samples for analysis may still […]